Roger,
Asad did not pursue Zoya immediately. He knew he deserved her hatred...but then she went away...without a word...he was not expecting a patch up...in one month he realised one thing. No one has to tell him that he committed a huge mistake. HE KNOWS. BUt Tanveer is a married woman...unless she demands, there is no need for him to marry her.
When he found Zoya did not want to meet him, at the orphanage, HE RESPECTED HER WISHES...but he could not keep away..he wanted to make sure she was fine...something anything...to MAKE HER FEEL ALRIGHT- get her hasee back.
And then he found her in the brick wall- another incidentthat told him how precious she was to him- in spite of everything- his own tameez and Tahzeeb, his heart could not stop feeling her pain...(Notable here is that Zoya does not feel Asad's pain at that time- she feels only hers- understandably-...whereas Asad carries both their burdens.)
In one month, Asad as he said, jee raha tha...par sirf sasein le raha tha. And there was no way to right the wrong with Tanver, since she is already a married woman. He was disgusted with her when Z left...that look of hatred- he did wish she never existed...but the fact is, he could not lkick her out- KNOWING ABOUT ALL THE MURDER ATTEMPTS ON HER- and punishing her FOR HIS MISTAKE- theerfore he did not think in teh direction of throwing Tanver out or marying her. But he stopped speaking to her- thats why she had to be a peeping tom😉.
When he left for Ajmer, he did not tell her, and even in the car he did not entertain her much- HE CANNOT HATE HER, yet he can never be friends with her, because she has taken Zoya away- rather, him and Tanveer have taken Z away...
At Ajmer: He asked for one thing, even when he knew he did not deserve it- ZOYA...and it looked like his prayers were answered by the God himself, whenshe came back miraculously...alas! He was mistaken- God again showed him the direction he was to take withTanveer's pregnancy- the fact that it was revealed to him, even when she tried to hide it 🤢 , could be a sign from above that his sin will not GO UNPUNISHED...that ZOYA WILL BE NEVER HIS...it is a lifetime punishment for him, and HE ACCEPTS IT...added to thta, the responsibility he has towards a child he fathered- unfortunate, and without LOVE, nevertheless he has to accept the child, not let it grow up elsewhere to be emotionally scarred like him...and he does not want Zoya to know all this...he just wants her to plain hate him, and leave...let het believe this love was NOT WORTH ANY TROUBLE- if she HATES HIM< IT'D BE EASIER FOR HER TO MOVE ON...(I think U R fine with Monday- just for completion😉)
Don't bash Gul...ðŸ˜ðŸ˜†